1988–89 Yugoslav First League

The 1988–89 Yugoslav First League season was the 43rd season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946.

Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije
Season1988–89
Dates6 August 1988 –
4 June 1989
ChampionsVojvodina (2nd title)
RelegatedNapredak Kruševac (17th)
Čelik Zenica (18th)
European CupVojvodina
Cup Winners' CupPartizan
UEFA CupRed Star
Rad
Dinamo Zagreb
Top goalscorerDavor Šuker (18)

The season began on 6 August 1988 with its fall part completing on 18 December 1988. Following a two-month winter break, the season resumed on 26 February 1989 and ran until 4 June 1989.

New rule: "Šajber's penalties"

The season saw the introduction of a new way of awarding points when a league match ends in a draw. Two points were still being awarded for a win, while in case of a draw at the end of the ninety minutes — penalty kicks were taken and the shootout winner was awarded one point while the loser got nothing. The 1988-89 season was the very first to feature this tie-break method, and the Yugoslav FA's decision to implement it caused a lot of criticism and controversy. The biggest proponent of the new rule was the Yugoslav FA (FSJ) president Slavko Šajber and it was often derisively referred to in the media as 'Šajber's penalties'.

League table

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Vojvodina (C)341851105038+1241Qualification for European Cup first round
2Red Star Belgrade34182595530+2538Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3Hajduk Split34156495029+2136Banned from European competition[a]
4Rad341392104638+835Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5Dinamo Zagreb34162794229+1334
6Partizan341534125237+1533Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
7Radnički Niš341434134235+731
8Osijek341352144950−131
9Vardar341334144651−529
10Rijeka341407133534+128
11Velež341322174243−128
12Sloboda Tuzla341166113542−728
13Sarajevo341164133542−728
14Budućnost341243153243−1128
15Spartak Subotica341143163039−926
16Željezničar341213183449−1525
17Napredak Kruševac (R)341114184259−1723Relegation to Yugoslav Second League
18Čelik[b] (R)34952183160−2917
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Results in brackets indicate the results from penalty shoot-outs whenever games were drawn.

Home \ AwayBUDČELDINHAJNAPOSIPARRADRNIRSBRIJSARSLOSPAVARVELVOJŽEL
Budućnost1–00–0(3–1)2–12–11–00–0[4–2)3–01–02–01–02–01–21–1(5–6)1–1(5–6)0–0(6–5)1–01–0
Čelik0–0(3–1)0–0(2–4)1–02–11–1(2–4)1–41–1(5–4)2–12–10–12–01–20–11–1(4–2)1–1(4–2)3–11–0
Dinamo Zagreb2–00–21–04–01–32–00–0(4–5)2–11–02–03–02–00–0(4–3)2–03–01–1(1–3)3–1
Hajduk Split2–12–04–15–00–12–2(0–2)2–2(4–5)3–00–0(4–2)4–03–11–01–04–14–00–0(2–4)2–0
Napredak Kruševac3–13–00–0(7–6)1–1(1–3)2–04–22–04–31–00–14–00–12–11–1(4–5)1–01–23–0
Osijek2–2(5–4)6–20–22–14–02–11–1(3–1)0–0(4–3)1–31–30–33–13–11–03–03–14–1
Partizan3–02–2(10–11)2–01–04–21–1(3–5)3–11–01–01–06–10–11–1(2–3)0–11–04–14–0
Rad3–13–01–20–12–13–10–21–00–0(4–3)4–00–22–2(4–1)4–03–03–11–1(3–2)2–1
Radnički Niš2–12–01–1(3–2)0–0(4–5)2–14–23–10–0(2–3)0–11–01–03–01–03–11–02–14–0
Red Star2–14–13–13–04–02–13–11–02–2(4–5)5–13–12–02–00–0(3–4)4–13–11–0
Rijeka0–12–11–00–0(1–3)4–12–01–1(3–4)0–10–0(4–5)1–20–0(2–3)1–00–0(5–6)3–02–12–13–0
Sarajevo4–13–02–10–11–1(4–2)0–0(4–3)0–0(4–5)0–0(1–4)2–01–1(1–4)1–21–1(4–2)1–01–01–00–0(1–2)2–0
Sloboda Tuzla2–12–00–0(4–3)3–11–01–1(5–3)1–01–22–2(5–3)1–1(1–4)0–0(5–4)0–0(4–5)0–0(3–5)2–02–41–1(3–0)1–0
Spartak Subotica2–02–11–20–11–00–12–02–2(1–3)1–31–01–04–21–1(3–2)1–01–00–12–1
Vardar2–16–10–11–1(3–5)1–1(4–3)2–01–01–41–03–13–22–2(2–4)3–0[a]2–03–22–15–1
Velež2–13–01–1(4–3)2–2(5–4)2–04–00–13–03–01–00–31–02–02–15–10–10–1
Vojvodina2–02–04–12–03–12–13–23–01–03–10–0(4–3)1–24–22–12–01–01–0
Željezničar4–11–21–01–1(5–6)4–02–01–00–0(2–4)1–00–0(4–3)1–02–12–2(1–4)2–13–10–13–0
Source: DataSoccer.it
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Winning squad

Champions: FK Vojvodina
PlayerLeague
MatchesGoals
Čedo Maras (goalkeeper)340
Budimir Vujačić317
Siniša Mihajlović314
Miloš Šestić307
Goran Kartalija281
Dušan Mijić281
Svetozar Šapurić281
Stevan Milovac262
Ljubomir Vorkapić256
Dragan Punišić254
Slaviša Jokanović244
Dejan Joksimović235
Milan Popović201
Zoran Mijucić194
Željko Dakić152
Dragan Gaćeša150
Miroslav Tanjga141
Dragan Marković70
Zoran Milosavljević60
Enes Muhić40
Marijan Zovko40
Jovo Bosančić20
Zoran Hajdić10
Dragan Vasić (goalkeeper)10
Head coach: Ljupko Petrović

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Davor ŠukerOsijek18
2 Mladen MladenovićRijeka13
3 Semir TuceVelež12
Dušan ArsenijevićRad
Dragan StojkovićRed Star
6 Anto DrobnjakBudućnost10
Dejan LukićRadnički Niš
Mirko MihićSloboda Tuzla
Vasil GunevNapredak Kruševac
10 Branko KaračićHajduk Split9
Vladimir GudeljVelež
Radmilo MihajlovićDinamo Zagreb
Edin ĆurićŽeljezničar

See also